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SSAB - April 21, 2026
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What if I had a Substackcast? Waitaminute, Steve, if you don’t want to read your own stuff, why would others?
Should’ve bought Microsoft!
Chinese banks a hustling!
I have a problem! Workouts in but my account is less than 50 RMB! Can’t scan in! What should I do?
How are my Chinese language lessons going?
Tim Cook steps down, John Ternus steps in. Twenty five years at the company?! Did I miss something by leaving my old company? Companies?! Or, did I gain something by doing something else?!
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00:00 Cold Open Teasers
00:29 Beijing Podcast Setup
01:26 Substack Writing Workflow
04:10 Substack Versus Social
05:38 China Business Niche
07:17 Niche Or Newspaper
09:29 Podcasting History
11:47 Mini Series Commitment
13:44 Should Have Bought Microsoft
15:50 Penny Stocks Reality Check
17:32 Chinese Banks Rally
19:12 Order Flow Conspiracy
21:47 Trading Skin in Game
22:00 Chinese Market Data Access
22:44 Foreigners in Mainland Markets
23:48 Gym Account Top Up Trap
25:21 Morning Routine Deep Work
26:53 Language Study Tradeoffs
28:29 HSK5 Progress Check
30:21 Delta vs Masters Debate
31:34 Apple CEO Transition Talk
34:49 Legacy and Career Regrets
38:23 Wrap Up and Links